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STI Forum

Stakeholders Online Briefing

6 April 2021, 8:30-9:45 am

• Please note that this meeting will be recorded and a link to presentation posted at UN DESA’s website.

• Links to ppt and to the STI Forum registration will be shared during the event and afterwards with all registered participants.

• Questions/Comments? – Please, use the chat boxes.

Participants guide

8:30 - 8:35 Welcome Remarks and setting the scene

• Ms. Naiara Costa, UN DESA DSDG (facilitator)

• Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee, UN DESA DSDG

8:35 - 8:50 The Sixth Annual STI Forum (2021) - Expectations and Focus

• H.E. Mr. Andrejs Pildegovičs, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Latvia

• H.E. Mr. Mohammad Koba, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Indonesia

Agenda

Welcome Remarks

• A micro-economist with interests in poverty, health and sustainability. His

team works on cross-sectoral SDG analysis, and ways to enhance the impact

of science, technology and innovation on the SDGs. They provide the UN

with support for the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) and

the Technology Facilitation Mechanism (TFM).

• Prior to this, he helped write UNDP’s Human Development Report and,

before that, led its global MDG policy work.

• Shantanu began his career in India. He earned a PhD in Economics from

Princeton University, and holds advanced degrees in Public Policy and

Physics.

Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee - Chief, Integrated Policy Analysis Branch, Division for Sustainable Development Goals

• Has served as Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York

since September 2018.

• From 2013 - 2018, served as the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and

before that as Under Secretary of State, Political Director.

• From 2007 - 2012, served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia to

the USA and non-resident Ambassador to the United Mexican States.

• From 2000 - 2006, was Advisor on Foreign Affairs to the President of Latvia, and from

2006 - 2007, Chief of Staff at the President’s Chancery.

• Graduated from the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Saint Petersburg State University in

1994, and studied Chinese at the Beijing Foreign Languages Institute from 1990 –

1991. He later studied at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and Foreign

Service Programme at Oxford University.

H.E. Mr. Andrejs Pildegovičs - Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Latvia

Welcome Remarks

Welcome Remarks

H.E. Mr. Mohammad Koba - Ambassador and Permanent Representativeof Indonesia

• Mohammad Kurniadi Koba has served as Charge d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission

of the Republic Indonesia to the United-Nations in New York since February 2021.

• Prior to his current role, he was the Director of the General Affairs Bureau of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Indonesia. He was also assigned at the Permanent

Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the UN in Geneva between 2008-2012.

• Ambassador Koba holds a Master’s degree in European Integration and Development

from Vrije Universiteit in Brussels and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations

from Airlangga University, Indonesia.

8:50 - 9:05 Preparations for the Sixth Annual STI Forum (2021) - Agenda, related events

and stakeholder's participation

• Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee, UNDESA, DSDG

Agenda

4 May:

• Session 1: STI Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

• Special event: Dialogue between the outgoing and incoming 10-Member Group

• Session 2: Effective paths towards the SDGs: STI for ending poverty and hunger, enhancing human well-being and building resilience

• Session 3: Effective paths towards the SDGs: STI for transforming economies toward equity, sustainability and climate action

• Special event: STI and harnessing global opportunities for transformations in 2021

5 May:

• Session 4: Ministerial Session: STI policies and initiatives for sustainable development - best practices and lessons learned

• Session 5: Emerging science and technology trends, challenges and the SDGs

• Special event: Digital Cooperation in the Decade of Action

• Special event: Promoting Inclusion to accelerate innovation

• Session 6: Supporting national capacities through the TFM

• Session 7: Delivering in Decade of Action for achievement of the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs: Next steps for the TFM and its partners

Side events:

• May be organized 3-5 May - cannot overlap with official sessions

• Should be related to theme of STI Forum: "Science, technology and innovation for a sustainable and resilient COVID-19 recovery, and effective pathways of inclusive action towards the Sustainable Development Goals“

• Organizers interested in hosting side events should complete online form by 9 April

➢More information is available here: https://sdgs.un.org/tfm/STIForum2021

Call for innovations

• Initiated by United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with Global Innovation Exchange at Results for Development

• Seeks innovations developed or adapted to address COVID-19-associated disruptions that will remain relevant beyond pandemic to help accelerate progress towards one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• 4 May: Virtual Exhibition: Guided tour-Innovation exhibit

➢More information is available here: https://stiforum4sdgs.globalinnovationexchange.org/

Format

• STI Forum in entirely virtual format• Selected number of representatives will be able to make interventions and

access virtual platform

• All other STI stakeholders will be able to follow proceedings through webcast (UN Web TV)

Registration:

• UN agencies/IGOs/IATT/10-Member Group can access through e-deleGATEPortal (edelegate.un.int) – if no access, please complete online form

• Other stakeholders must register by completing a dedicated registration form by 23 April

➢Please refer to participant guide: https://sdgs.un.org/tfm/STIForum2021

9:05 - 9:25 Science, Technology and Innovation for a sustainable and resilient recovery

from the COVID-19 pandemic – Key themes for the 2021 STI Forum

Agenda

• How can science, technology and innovations support a sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic?

• How should the STI Forum 2021 address those issues?

Proposed guiding questions:

Key Themes for the 2021 STI Forum

• Was President of FIOCRUZ from 2009- 2016, leading scientific achievements in biomedical

sciences, the generation of scientific and technological knowledge, and the promotion of

health and social development.

• Founded and directed the “Casa de Oswaldo Cruz”, a FIOCRUZ Institute dedicated to the

sociology and history of science and health.

• Served as a member of the National Health Council’s Science and Technology Intersectoral

Commission. As President of the Brazilian Association of Collective Health, he chaired the 11th

World Congress on Public Health.

• In cooperation with UNDESA, he headed FIOCRUZ’s efforts in organizing the 1st International

Consultation on Science, Technology and Innovation in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

and its health-related goals in 2017.

Dr. Paulo Gadelha, Coordinator, FIOCRUZ Strategy for the 2030 Agenda, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ/Brazil) - 10-Member Group to support the Technology Facilitation

Mechanism (TFM)

Key Themes for the 2021 STI Forum

• Ms. Galambos is a Focal Point for the Science Policy Interface (SPI) Platform with the

Major Group for Children and Youth and a civil engineer based in Colorado, USA.

• She graduated in December 2019 from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis

Obispo (Cal Poly) with a BS degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Ethics, Public Policy,

Science and Technology.

• During her time at Cal Poly, she was involved with Engineers Without Borders, where she

first became interested in the complexities surrounding sustainable development.

• She has been involved with the MGCY since 2018 and previously contributed to the SPI

Platform as a Technology Focal Point from 2019 to 2020. Marta's professional experience

includes work in water resources and civil engineering in both the private and public

sectors.

Ms. Marta GalambosMajor Group Children & Youth

Key Themes for the 2021 STI Forum

• Head of Sustainability Partnerships, Scouting & Ventures, at Novozymes, the world’s leading

industrial biotechnology company.

• Heads the governance and stakeholder relationships of HelloScience and supports Investment

due diligence and strategic partnership development and communications.

• Chair of the Environment and Energy Commission of the International Chamber of

Commerce, and co-chair of the Environment Committee of the United States Council for

International Business.

• Has worked at McGill University, Canada, and has guest lectured at Roskilde University,

Denmark. Mr. Perrrettson also works with the United Nations Foundation, New York, and

Business fights Poverty, London.

Mr. Justin Perrettson, Head of Sustainability Partnerships, Scouting & Ventures, NovozymesBusiness and Industry Major Group

Key Themes for the 2021 STI Forum

• Senior Vice President at AECOM, based in Salt Lake City, UT. Previously, was a Vice

President at Parsons Brinckerhoff (WSP).

• Dr. K.N. Gunalan has been active in WFEO’s Anti-Corruption Committee serving as its Vice

Chair for North America. Had leadership roles at ASCE for many years and served as a

governor for the Geo-Institute.

• He has presented on several topics around the world including UN SDG’s, Future World

Vision, Engineering the Future, Sustainability & Resilience, Code of Ethics etc. Served as

the chair of ASCE’s 2014 Global Engineering Conference in Panama City, Panama, in

celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal.

Dr. K.N. Gunalan, Chair, WFEO UN Relations Committee, Scientific and Technological Community Major Group

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